The Democrat. (Scotland Neck, Halifax Co., N.C.) 1884-1896, 1887-07-08

IL are wrong why don some
o. tEese wise ones Sow wherein w.
are wrong? We have tr.ci since
we have been running i paper to
oe couTteou, 10 our contemporaries
WHO differ with Us, bet we find it &
hard thing 10 do. When a paper
speaks If the writings Of arOtler as
lis ratings" it does not deserve
much courtesy. 1T has always
seemed To Us that men can differ
without COIN wild and getting out
Of order. If the few journals in tn,
the State ~ho dispose 10 ignore the
principles Of the party for the sake
Of licking the Republican and Mu.>
wump slime from Clev,lands cor
rupt BODY, can aTord to deIcurc,
every paper that cannot zee tbrou4I
their y EYEGLASSES, we are sure ",
can. We care very 1t lc for t.,
-laog Of the E"qui-er or any ota,I
self constituted fo:malator Of
Democr-tic principles and doct:iu, :
and wo"ld be leaders Of rubn,
'uou int. But We do care much fol
he pcrpetuatlon Of the principles 0;
me parry and the success of til,
party. We are not concerned about
men. We don't worship men. V,
adhere to what we conceive to be
principle and not to CIeveland's OF
any other mans coat tail. We
Shall be glad when newspaper edi>
tors dlsCO' er We are not trying TO
curry favor with them. We Shall
rejoice when politicians discover We
are not running paper for theiI
benefit. We shall be glad when the
Mugwumps ard Republicans both
discover we are not try ing satisfy
ing them.
We shall be happy when all men
everyw here learn that the editor of
the DEMOCRAT is hctr0thed to prin-
ciples not men. We care very little
for men only as they are expo
nents or representatives. Men are
here to day and gone 10 morrow,
principles remain forever. We are
not seeking public favor. We are
not seeking popularity. We are
not begging admittauc2s into any
close union or fellowship with any
clique, elan, combinrtior or body Of
men. We don't belong to any body
and no 0le belongs 80 us. We are
no ones guardian and no one is oar
guardian. This is SAID to he free
country, at all events CIevItn1 so
acts and sc have been taught that
the President Of the United States
was but q servant of the people and
no freezer than other men, therefore
we thought we had a right to cx-
press our thong hts provided "e dc
it at Cur own expense, and Gid not
Infringe any one else's rights. Now
We have very decided opinions Of
our own, and in defiance of all the
blatterskites, sky scrabers, dirt eat
ers, boot ljcks, men worshippers, r.
publican ,Mugwumps, and ed!tors,wc
shall express those opinions and con
vjctlons, so long as we own and run
q paper and so long as we nave any
interest in the State Of North Caro-
lima and anxiety for the cOmmOh
welfare and general happiness Of the
people. We believe Mr.. Cleveland
has broken every pledge mate IN
tue Ch!tagc platform. W. te!itvc
he is a traitor to the party and its
principle. We believe lie is an en-
my to the people and especially to
the laboring pcopla.
We don't believe he ever was or
ever will lie a straight forward 81
mon pure Democrat. We DONE be
!icye he cares which party fills the
ciflces or controls the country pre-
vidcd he AMI his personal friends
can stand ahead and get the honors
and the swill We believe he is in a
conspiracy with the mon'ed kinge Ct
the land; and would drench the land
IN blood Of the POOR to put in cxecC-
ton the purposes and designs of that
class, And holding these views we
cannot under any conceivable cir
cumstances support him for re-
nomination or support HIM after his
nomination. Now if any man denies
our right to act thus, let him give
his artL0rity AID his reasotl fot his
course. That we shall not object to.
We would have the small fly as
we'll as the big fry politicians in
this State to underetau that we ale
not dead by any means, and
cannot and Will not surrender Oar
convictions and onr principles to
satisfy Cleveland Or any Of his heel
ers or strikers. We have no o. jrc>